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While 2013 may have begun in a near commodity panic, prices have begun to rise for a number of natural resources as of late. This is particularly true in the precious metal market, as hard asset demand has surged while geopolitical risks Read more…

Thanks to a recent bout of commodity strength, mining stocks have been surging higher lately. Most investors have been focused in on gold mining securities though, as these have taken the lion’s share of interest as of late. Read more…

It’s one thing for a silver producer to make a profit at $28/oz and quite another to do the same at $20/oz, declares Chris Lichtenheldt, senior mining analyst at Dundee Capital Markets. In this interview with The Gold Report, Lichtenheldt examines Read more…

Jeb Handwerger: During silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) and gold’s (NYSEARCA:GLD) terrific move in 2011, very few analysts warned that a correction could come to shakeout all the Johnny come lately’s (momentum traders) who were pushing gold Read more…

Gold Silver Worlds: Peter Schiff just released his new research report entitled “The Powerful Case for Silver” (pdf format). In it, he explains why the upside potential of silver is greater than the one of gold. Peter Schiff believes that the fundamentals Read more…

Jeb Handwerger: The gold (NYSEARCA:GDX) and silver (NYSEARCA:SIL) miners have been hammered down to historic 1999 lows, while the U.S. banks (NYSEARCA:XLF) and U.S. dollar (NYSEARCA:UUP) reach new heights. Read more…

A rough 2013 for commodities continues, and in many ways has intensified, in April. Products in a variety of segments have seen rough days thanks to a strong dollar and uncertain demand prospects from many key markets. Read more…

Jeb Handwerger: Bear market bottoms are marked by frenzied selling after an extended downtrend of 18 months. Caveat venditor! The record amount of precious metal bears and short sellers getting caught up in this emotional panic may forecast that the downward Read more…